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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. This has been a serious year of opportunities and challenges in Senate. I would not have experienced those opportunities if it were not for the people of Migori County. I thank the people of Migori County for trusting in me that I could be a voice of representing them in this House. Indeed, sometimes the work that we do in this House is very elusive to the general public, but it is a lot. In that same spirit, I take this chance to really appreciate our staffers in Parliament, led by the Clerk, Mr. Nyegenye. I hope that Mr. Mogere will receive this on behalf of the entire staffers of the Senate. They have done a lot of work. It takes a lot of work to do Bills, run Committee meetings, review Statements and engage stakeholders in different perspectives. We really do appreciate them. In the spirit of what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said, it is important to critically look at this sugar industry. Our farmers have suffered enough, and I would like to invite a braver and bolder move in that legislation. Sugar cane should be profiled as a food crop. The idea of profiling it as a cash crop is putting difficulties in terms of tax and trade to sugarcane farmers. I hope that the tea farmers, as well as the coffee farmers, can embrace those who are in the House, to make sugar cane a food crop, so that the trade can be good. As I finish, Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the biggest opportunities also here is that Members have to discover themselves. For instance, Sen. Methu, who was a little bit confused whether his father was Mr. Baichu from Meru, but now he has just realized that his father is the Senator for Busia, Sen. Okiya Omtatah. So, Sen. Methu should learn to trace his roots."
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